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French gendarmerie vehicles are parked where a French catholic priest was murdered in Saint-Laurent-sur-Sevres

Catholic priest murdered in France

A man suspected of causing a major fire that damaged the cathedral in the French city of Nantes last year has handed himself over to police claiming he had murdered a Catholic priest.

World • 09 Aug 21

Officials have said reconstruction will take several years

Volunteer confesses to setting Nantes cathedral on fire

A volunteer church assistant has confessed to setting the fire that severely damaged a Gothic cathedral in the western French city of Nantes, his lawyer has said, though his motives remain a mystery.

World • 26 Jul 20

Dozens of firefighters tackled the blaze

Blaze at Nantes cathedral contained

A major fire which broke out in the cathedral in the western French city of Nantes, blowing out stained glass windows and destroying the grand organ in the 15th-century building, has been contained.

World • 18 Jul 20

Emiliano Sala died in a plane crash in January

Image believed to be of Sala's body published online

British police are investigating after a photograph believed to be of late footballer Emiliano Sala's body appeared online.

UK • 28 Apr 19

The plane Emiliano Sala was travelling on went missing on 21 January as it flew from Nantes to Cardiff

Body recovered from wreckage of crashed Sala plane

A body seen in the wreckage of the plane carrying footballer Emiliano Sala and pilot David Ibbotson has been "successfully recovered", investigators said.

UK • 06 Feb 19

Emiliano Sala was flying back to his new club Cardiff City after moving from French side Nantes

Search called off for plane carrying footballer Sala

The sister of Argentinian footballer Emiliano Rana has begged rescue workers to keep looking for his missing plane after the search was formally called off.

UK • 24 Jan 19

French civil aviation authorities confirmed that Sala 'was on board the plane'

Search for Emiliano Sala now a 'recovery operation'

The search for a plane carrying Cardiff City striker Emiliano Sala and a pilot is now a recovery operation, according to the Channel Islands Air Search.

UK • 23 Jan 19

Most of the roof was destroyed in the fire

French basilica damaged by fire

A spectacular blaze has ravaged the roof of a 19th century basilica in western France, causing major damage but no injuries, authorities said.

News • 15 Jun 15

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